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    Natsuki Shinohara enjoys the virtual reality of OZ in SUMMERS WARS, the award-winning anime movie from the director of THE GIRL WHO LEAPT THROUGH TIME. © 2009 Summer Wars Film Partners

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    Director Mamoru Hosoda Delivers a Japanese Academy Award Winner Author: Elliot Gay Source: FUNimation Entertainment Official Site: s-wars.jp (Japan) Four years ago, animation studio Madhouse quietly released a little film called THE GIRL WHO LEAPT THROUGH TIME (Toki wo Kakeru Shoujo, 2006). Directed by Mamoru Hosoda, the film went on to become a critical success around the world as audiences were captivated by its well-told tale. Before working on THE GIRL WHO LEAPT THROUGH TIME, Hosoda directed several film extensions of anime television series, such as DIGIMON and ONE PIECE. In particular, his work on the ONE PIECE film, BARON OMATSURI AND THE SECRET ISLAND (Omatsuri Danshaku to Himitsu no Shima, 2005) received a lot of praise for its creative take on the well beloved franchise. But really, it was his Madhouse debut in 2006 that truly put him in the eyes of

    The manager from hell transforms three geeks into the Death Metal band Detroit Metal City. Photo courtesy of VIZ Pictures. © 2008 Toho /Horipro /Hakusensha /SME /Dentsu /d-rights /Parco /SDP /Tokyo FM /Yahoo! Japan /Nippan /Tsutaya Group

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    Source: VIZ Pictures Official Site: go-to-dmc (Japan), DMCtheMovie.com (US) Special Thanks to Rieko Fuji VIZ Pictures, an affiliate of VIZ Media, LLC that focuses on Japanese live-action film distribution, has provided the following press notes for DETROIT METAL CITY, the live-action heavy metal comedy based on the popular manga of the same name. DETROIT METAL CITY is now available on Region 1 DVD with Japanese audio and English subtitles. MSRP is $24.92 U.S. / $35.99 CAN. DETROIT METAL CITY Directed by Toshio Lee Based on the manga by Kiminori Wakasugi Starring: Kenichi Matsuyama, Rosa Kato, Ryuji Akiyama, Yoshihiko Hosoda Genre: Comedy / Drama / Music 2008 / Japan / 104 min. / Color / Not Rated (strong language and violence) © 2008 Toho /Horipro /Hakusensha /SME /Dentsu /d-rights /Parco /SDP /Tokyo FM /Yahoo! Japan /Nippan /Tsutaya Group INTRODUCTION Based

    Five SciFi Japan readers have won free copies of DEMEKING THE SEA MONSTER and PSYCHO SHARK. Photo courtesy of Cinema Epoch. © 2009

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    New Japanese Giant Monsters for Free on Region 1 DVD Source: Cinema Epoch Movie Website: demeking-movie.com (Japan) Special Thanks to Gregory Hatanaka and Edwin Santos A SciFi JAPAN EXCLUSIVE Thank you to everyone who entered Well Go USA and SciFi Japan`s DEMEKING and PSYCHO SHARK contest. The winning entries are... Aaron Conway Timothy Padgett Heather Bradley Stuart Webner Don J. Krouskop Congratulations to the winners! The prizes will be shipping shortly so keep an eye on your mailbox. More contests and giveaways are in the works so keep checking back with SciFi Japan for more chances to win some cool stuff! About Cinema Epoch Cinema Epoch is a Los Angeles-based international sales, production and distribution company formed by distribution veteran Gregory Hatanaka. With a distribution slate that includes internationally acclaimed arthouse films, contemporary American films and edgy cult & midnight

    Cover art for the UK DVD of LITTLE BIG SOLDIER. Photo courtesy of Showbox Media Group. © 2010 Bona Entertainment and JCE Movies

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    New Release Packed Full of Extras Plus a Bonus Digital Copy Source: Showbox Media Group press release View the Trailer: cine-asia.co.uk/trailer/LITTLE-BIG-SOLDIER Special Thanks to Louise Rivers Cine Asia are proud to announce the DVD and Blu-ray release of the long-awaited (it took 20 years in the making, but boy was it worth it!) and highly anticipated, LITTLE BIG SOLDIER (Da bing xiao jiamg, 2010), starring Jackie Chan and Leehom Wang. The film arrives on 2 Disc DVD and Blu-ray 8th November 2010, courtesy of Cine Asia. Join the undisputed ‘King of Action Comedy’ for a madcap action-packed journey across ancient China. In the aftermath of a great battle between rival kingdoms, only two men remain standing! One is a peasant soldier with a shameless ability for avoiding his responsibilities in battle (Jackie Chan); the other is a warrior prince, who has been wounded fighting for his

    Cover art for LAKE PLACID 3, the new DVD sequel to the monster crocodile movie series. Photo courtesy of Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. © 2010 Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions Inc.

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    DVD Sequel Contains Unrated Footage Not Seen on SyFy Source: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, MPRM press releases Special Thanks to Leif Helland and Corrie Hirokawa The monster crocodiles return in a frightening new installment of the successful horror franchise when the unrated LAKE PLACID 3 debuts on DVD October 26 from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. Colin Ferguson (TV’s EUREKA), Yancy Butler (KICK-ASS), Kacey Barnfield (RESIDENT EVIL: AFTERLIFE), and Michael Ironside (TERMINATOR SALVATION) star in the latest incarnation of the campy, blood-thirsty horror series. Fans will eat up the steamy, sexy and gory LAKE PLACID 3 when it arrives on DVD for $24.96 SRP, boasting unrated, unreleased scenes suitable only for adult audiences. Get ready for a living, feeding nightmare when a swarm of gigantic crocodiles terrorizes a secluded country lake. When local wildlife is brutally mauled and campers are reduced to carcasses, biologist

    UTA-KATA COLLECTION 1. Photo courtesy of Section23 Films.

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    XAM`D COLLECTION 2 BLU-RAY EDITION Available on November 9th Source: Section23 Films press release Special Thanks to Mike Bailiff Home video distributor Section23 Films has provided details on its November 2010 slate of releases, including XAM`D COLLECTION 2 which will be released on DVD and Blu Ray, from Section23 client Sentai Filmworks. Product details follow, in order of release... UTA-KATA COLLECTION 1 Published by: Sentai Filmworks Distributed by: Section23 Films Run Time: 325 min. Street Date: 11/2/2010 Format: DVD Language: Japanese with English Subtitles SRP: $49.98 Before you make a deal with a girl in a mirror, reflect seriously on the source of the offer. Ichika Tachibana fails to take this advice in order to retrieve a lost charm, and as a result suddenly ends up with the magical forces of a Djinn at her command. Sounds like a good deal, right? Wrong. At first things

    Five SciFi Japan readers have won the poster and DVD of Mamoru Oshii`s ASSAULT GIRLS. Photo courtesy of Well Go USA. © 2009 88mm Deiz/ Geneon Universal Entertainment

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    Source: Well Go USA, Inc. Official Site: assaultgirlsmovie.com (US), assault-girls.nifty.com (Japan) Special Thanks to Chrissy Walker A SciFi JAPAN EXCLUSIVE Thank you to everyone who entered Well Go USA and SciFi Japan`s ASSAULT GIRLS DVD and POSTER contest. The winning entries are... Andrea L Marbry Abel Castro Montero Treveno Colley Frank Polgar Lance Saltzman Congratulations to the winners! Well Go USA will be shipping the prizes shortly so keep an eye on your mailbox. Our giveaway competitions for DEMEKING and PSYCHO SHARK DVDs and THE EXORCIST: EXTENDED DIRECTOR`S CUT Blu-ray are still running, and more contests are planned for 2010 so keep checking back with SciFi Japan for more chances to win some cool stuff! About Well Go USA, Inc. Well Go USA, Inc. specializes in the acquisition and distribution of entertainment programs in the video, television and digital market

    Cover art for the new 2 disc DVD set of VAMPIRE GIRL VS FRANKENSTEIN GIRL. Photo courtesy of FUNimation Ent. © 2009 Pony Canyon /Concept Film /Excellent Film Partners

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    Source: FUNimation Entertainment Official Movie Site: funimation.com/vampiregirl Special Thanks to Manny Alcala and Jackie Smith The deranged genius behind TOKYO GORE POLICE (Tokyo Zankoku Keisatsu, 2008) is back with a chilling new flick that’s re-writing the hallowed history of the horror genre. VAMPIRE GIRL VS FRANKENSTEIN GIRL (Kyuketsu Shojo tai Shojo Furanken, 2009) is the terrifying story of two classic monsters re-imagined as super hot – and extremely lethal – Japanese school girls. Gore rules supreme in this blood-cake cavalcade of carnage chosen as the winner of the Audience Award at the 2009 NY Asian Film Festival and also took home the Guru Prize for Most Energetic Film at the Fantasia Festival. Fan boys and movie blogs are already buzzing over this bloodbath du jour, and aficionados of psychedelic blood-filled chocolates, mad scientist principals, sumo wrestlers from hell, and sex-crazed school nurses are

    Warner Bros. is giving SciFi Japan readers a chance to win the new 2-disc Blu-ray edition and an iTunes Downloadof THE EXORCIST: EXTENDED DIRECTOR`S CUT. Photo courtesy of Warner Home Video. © 1973/2000 Warner Bros Entertainment, Inc. and William Peter Blatty

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    The Scariest Movie of All Time Debuts on Blu-Ray Source: Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. Official Website: theexorcist.warnerbros.com Special Thanks to Ines Logarta "What an excellent day for an exorcism." –Demon. THE EXORCIST, Academy Award winning director William Friedkin’s masterpiece of suspense that haunted, intrigued, and thrilled the world, debuted on Blu-ray in a two-disc, must-have high-definition set, and For Download on iTunes with Bonus Content Extras on October 5 from Warner Home Entertainment. A true cinema landmark, this theological thriller is one of the top ten box office performers of all time. THE EXORCIST went on to win two Academy Awards and became a multi-million dollar franchise. Keeping up with the Halloween spirit, Warner Bros. is offering SciFi Japan readers a chance to get spooked with a free Blu-ray copy and an iTunes Download copy of THE EXORCIST: EXTENDED DIRECTOR`S CUT. The film

    The giant monster Demeking destroys the port of Setouchi. Photo courtesy of Cinema Epoch. © 2009

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    Enter for a Chance at New Japanese Giant Monsters for Free on Region 1 DVD Source: Cinema Epoch Movie Website: demeking-movie.com (Japan) Special Thanks to Gregory Hatanaka and Edwin Santos A SciFi JAPAN EXCLUSIVE Earlier this week, the independent Japanese monster movies DEMEKING, THE SEA MONSTER (Demekingu, 2009) and PSYCHO SHARK (Jaws in Japan, 2009) were released on Region 1 DVD by the American movie and video distributor Cinema Epoch. The discs have a suggested retail price of $19.98 each. DEMEKING, THE SEA MONSTER is adapted from the 1991 cult hit manga Demeking by Takashi Imashiro. Imashiro also co-wrote the film`s screenplay with director Kotaro Terauchi (SLIT MOUTH WOMAN 2, BOYS LOVE THE MOVIE, SHAOLIN GRANDMA). Comedian Takeshi Nadagi stars as Koichi Hachiya, who as a young man found an anonymous letter in a glass bottle which foretold of the apocalyptic assault

    Cover art for the UK DVD of DEADLY OUTLAW: REKKA. Photo courtesy of The Associates. © 2002 Toei Video Co.

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    Riki Takeuchi Stars in Ultra-Violent Yakuza Film by Takashi Miike Source: The Associates press release Official Site: Arrow Films Sex, gore, ultra-violence, psychotic Yakuza hitmen, the blackest of humour, Sonny Chiba, a pounding proto-metal soundtrack and gratuitous and inappropriate use of a tire iron and a hand-held rocket launcher – it just has to be a movie from Japan’s most prolific and unpredictable cult filmmaker and master of Asian extreme cinema, Takashi Miike (SUKIYAKI WESTERN DJANGO; ICHI THE KILLER; the DEAD OR ALIVE trilogy; AUDITION). Written by Shigenori Takechi (BLOOD; IZO) and produced by Tsuneo Seto (BLOOD) – both real-life Yakuza before taking up careers in the movies – Takashi Miike’s DEADLY OUTLAW: REKKA (Jitsuroku Andoo Noboru Kyoodoo-den: Rekka, 2002) is an expertly crafted tale of vengeance and betrayal set in Japan’s vicious criminal underworld. Following the death of his boss, crazed killer Kunisada embarks on

    Death metal star Johannes Krauser II (Kenichi Matsuyama) rocks out in the men`s room with Hidenori Saji (Issei Takahashi) in DETROIT METAL CITY, Toho`s live action comedy based on the international best-selling manga series. © 2008 Toho Co., Ltd. /Horipro Inc. / Hakusensha, Inc. /Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc. / Dentsu Inc. /d-rings Inc. /Parco Co., Ltd. /SDP, Inc. /Tokyo FM Broadcasting Co., Ltd. /Yahoo Japan Corporation /Nippon Shuppan Hanbai Inc. /Tsutaya Group.

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    Film Based on Popular Manga Series Features Appearances by Gene Simmons of KISS and Marty Friedman of MEGADETH Source: VIZ Pictures, MediaLab press releases Official Site: go-to-dmc (Japan), DMCtheMovie.com (US) Special Thanks to Erik Jansen VIZ Pictures, an affiliate of VIZ Media, LLC that focuses on Japanese live-action film distribution, has announced the DVD release on November 9th of DETROIT METAL CITY. The live-action comedy, directed by Toshio Lee and based on the popular manga created by Kiminori Wakasugi, is presented in Japanese with English subtitles and will carry an MSRP of $24.92 U.S. / $35.99 CAN. To celebrate the release, VIZ Pictures has scheduled a special one-night-only screening of DETROIT METAL CITY at 7:15pm on Tuesday, November 4th at VIZ Cinema, located inside NEW PEOPLE in the heart of San Francisco’s Japantown (1746 Post St., San Francisco CA 94115). Deluxe tickets to

    Cover art for the new GAMERA DOUBLE FEATURE Blu-ray. Photo courtesy of Mill Creek Entertainment. © Kadokawa Pictures, Inc.

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    Critically Acclaimed Films Available for the First Time in America in High Definition Source: Mill Creek Entertainment, Tower PR Special Thanks to Chris Sanchez and Amy Gorton On October 12th the award-winning films GAMERA: GUARDIAN OF THE UNIVERSE (Gamera Daikaiju Kuchu Kessen, 1995) and GAMERA 2: ATTACK OF LEGION (Gamera 2: Region Shurai, 1996)— promoted here as GAMERA 2: ATTACK OF THE LEGION— will be released as a Blu-ray Double Feature by the Minneapolis, MN home video label Mill Creek Entertainment. Both movies were directed by Shusuke Kaneko (GMK, DEATH NOTE), written by Kazunori Ito (GHOST IN THE SHELL), and feature visual effects directed by Shinji Higuchi (SINKING OF JAPAN, HIDDEN FORTRESS: THE LAST PRINCESS). Previously released on Region 1 DVD by the now-defunct ADV Films, GUARDIAN OF THE UNIVERSE and ATTACK OF LEGION were recently newly licensed by Mill Creek from Joyplex, Inc., the US

    Win the new Region 1 DVD of Mamoru Oshii`s ASSAULT GIRLS. Photo courtesy of Well Go USA. © 2009 88mm Deiz/ Geneon Universal Entertainment

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    Win New Live Action Sci-Fi Adventure from Director of GHOST IN THE SHELL Source: Well Go USA, Inc. Official Site: assaultgirlsmovie.com (US), assault-girls.nifty.com (Japan) Special Thanks to Chrissy Walker A SciFi JAPAN EXCLUSIVE Gorgeous women, huge weapons, and gigantic sand whales... the long-awaited Oshii masterpiece is coming to DVD and Blu-ray... In the aftermath of global thermonuclear war, three gorgeous battle tested women— Gray (Meisa Kuroki), Lucifer (Rinko Kikuchi), and Colonel (Hinako Saeki)— are outfitted in tight, sexy body suits and armed with their own special Assault Rifles and electrifying magic. Transported to the virtual world of Avalon F, a barren desert-like wasteland, these beautiful heroines these beautiful women known as Assault Girls must prove their fighting skills in an epic battle against sand-dwelling monsters called Sand Whales. This endless “hunt” also known as game “play” will test their nerves and resolve. As the virtual

    Packaging art for the ASSAULT GIRLS on Region 1 DVD. Photo courtesy of Well Go USA. © 2009 88mm Deiz/ Geneon Universal Entertainment

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    Live Action Sci-Fi Adventure from GHOST IN THE SHELL Director Streets October 19th Source: Well Go USA, Inc. Official Site: assaultgirlsmovie.com (US), assault-girls.nifty.com (Japan) Special Thanks to Chrissy Walker Mamoru Oshii, the internationally acclaimed director who brought the world the explosive anime hit GHOST IN THE SHELL (Kokaku Kidotai, 1995) delivers his first live action movie since AVALON in 2001. ASSAULT GIRLS (Asaruto Garuzu, 2009) is a true visual experience that will amaze fans both old and new. Oshii shot the film in 35mm and utilized all new techniques from CGI to VFX effects. The movie`s theme song “Screw” is written and sung by the popular international artist KOTOKO, who has provided songs for several anime and video game titles. ASSAULT GIRLS has become the highest grossing film to date from the Japanese movie and video company Geneon Universal Entertainment. US film distributor

    A special police force protects the Mibu district of Kyoto in Daiei`s classic SHINSENGUMI CHRONICLES - I WANT TO DIE A SAMURAI! Photo courtesy of AnimEigo, Inc. © 1963 Kadokawa Pictures, Inc.

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    Source: AnimEigo, Inc. Official Site: shinsengumi-chronicles Special Thanks to Bobby Engelmann The classic SHINSENGUMI CHRONICLES - I WANT TO DIE A SAMURAI! (Shinsengumi Shimatsuki, 1963) is being released on DVD in North America by AnimEigo, Inc. The DVD streets November 9, 2010 but can be purchased now directly from animeigo.com. Based on the best-selling novel by Kan Shimosawa (creator of Zatoichi) and produced by the Daiei Motion Picture Company, SHINSENGUMI CHRONICLES is an action-packed epic tale of the Shinsengumi, a special police force consisting of ronin, farmers and peasants established in 1863 to protect the Mibu district of Kyoto. The film stars Raizo Ichikawa (the SHINOBI NO MONO series) as Susumu Yamasaki, a honest man who joins the Shinsengumi out of admiration for its leader, Isami Kondo (Tomisaburo Wakayama, star of LONE WOLF & CUB), and because he wants to die as a

    Cover art for the upcoming US DVD release of DEATH TUBE. Photo courtesy of Cinema Epoch.

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    Who Will Escape, and What Will Be Left of Them? Source: Cinema Epoch, 4Digital Media, Organic Marketing press releases Special Thanks to Steve Beecham, Andy Green, Gregory Hatanaka and Edwin Santos From Yohei Fukuda, the director of CHANBARA BEAUTY (Onechanbara: The Movie, 2008) and TOKYO GORE SCHOOL (Gakko Ura Saito, 2009), and the producers of the "banned in the UK" horror movie GROTESQUE (Gurotesuku, 2009) comes DEATH TUBE (2010), a Japanese extreme splatter film in the tradition of the HOSTEL and SAW series. The movie was released on DVD in the United Kingdom this past September by 4Digital Media and comes out in the United States at the end of this month, courtesy of Cinema Epoch. DEATH TUBE stars Shoichi Matsuda (CREEPY HIDE AND SEEK, TOKYO GORE SCHOOL), Ayaka, Wataru Kaoru, Atsushi Ishino (A DAY ON THE PLANET), Sanae Tsukamoto, Hajime Namikawa (CREEPY HIDE AND SEEK),

    One SciFi Japan reader has won THE LORD OF THE RINGS Blu-ray Prize Pack containing all three films and a host of cool LOTR collectibles. Photo courtesy of Warner Home Video. © 2010 New Line Productions, Inc.

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    Source: Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. Official Website: LordOfTheRings.net Special Thanks to Bridget Groller Thank you to everyone who entered Warner Bros. and SciFi Japan`s THE LORD OF THE RINGS Blu-ray Prize Pack contest. We received hundreds of submissions, and the randomly-chosen winning entry is... Mike Wegener Congratulations to the winner! We will be shipping the prizes shortly so keep an eye on your mailbox. More contests are planned for 2010 so keep checking back with SciFi Japan for more chances to win some cool stuff! About Warner Home Video With operations in 90 international territories, Warner Home Video, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company, a division of the Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group, commands the largest distribution infrastructure in the global video marketplace. Warner Home Video`s film library is the largest of any studio, offering top quality new and vintage titles from the repertoires of Warner

    Exotic dancer Lena Jodo (Sola Aoi) uses a chainsaw get rid of some annoying zombies. Photo courtesy of The Associates. © 2010 Total Media Corporation

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    Strippers Battle the Living Dead in New Japanese Splatter Film Source: The Associates press release Official Movie Site: kyonyu-dragon.com (Japan), big-tits-zombie-3d (UK) WARNING: This article contains some "adult" language. Reader discretion is advised. ‘Zombie Strippers’ meets ‘The Evil Dead’ Japanese style in BIG TITS ZOMBIE (Kyonyuu Doragon: Onsen Zonbi tai Sutorippaa 5, aka THE BIG TITS DRAGON), an insane horror-comedy that delivers everything the title promises and much, much more… and all in eye-popping, in-your-face 3D! Written and directed by Takao Nakano, the man who brought you SEXUAL PARASITE: KILLER PUSSY (Kiseichuu: Kiraa Pusshii, 2004), SUMO VIXENS (Hana no Onna Sumo, 1996) and the EXORCISTER movies, BIG TITS ZOMBIE is based on Rei Mikamoto’s infamous manga, Kyonyu Dragon, and stars legendary Japanese porn idols Sola Aoi and Risa Kasumi, the hugely popular pin-up model Mari Sakurai, and controversial comedian Minoru Torihada. Recently returned

    An angry— and hungry— giant wild board terrorizes a small Korean village in CHAW, coming to America in 2011 as CHAWZ. Photo courtesy of Madman Entertainment. © 2009 Polygon Entertainment LLC/Soo Jack Films

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    Korean Horror Comedy to be Renamed CHAWZ for America Source: Magnet Releasing press release On September 14, Magnet Releasing, the genre arm of US film distributor Magnolia Pictures, announced that it had acquired the North American rights to CHAW (2009), a wild and funny Korean monster movie about a giant, vicious pig terrorizing an idyllic countryside. Directed by Jeong-won Shin, the film is an affectionate tribute to classic monster movies that boasts fantastically gory special effects of the porcine beast attacking innocent tourists looking to pick organic vegetables. Magnet will modify the title slightly to CHAWZ (rhymes with `JAWS`) for the movie`s 2011 American release. “If JAWS was looking to branch out to dry land, without a doubt he’d want to be CHAWZ,” said Magnet SVP Tom Quinn. “Another worthy addition to the Korean monster hall of fame and the Magnet Releasing library.” Youngjoo Suh, CEO

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